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November 17th, 2009

Yaakov Riz Resource Center updated

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 10:44am

New resources for teachers, including curriculum programs, lesson plans, and two collections from the BBC about the Holocaust and World War II.
New resources for students.
In addition, we have made our library available online for your convenience. It will be updated regularly and soon our collection of more than 300 books will be available for perusal. In addition, you will soon be able to search by keyword.

Yaakov Riz Resource Center

ex-Nazi SS member charged with 58 murders

Submitted by Holocaust Aware... on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 9:35am

Only identified as a "retiree from Duisburg," the man has been charged with killing 58 Jews at the end of March 1945, near Deutsch Schuetzen, an Austrian village. The Jews were forced laborers and were forced to give up their valuables and kneel by a grave before being shot.

Read the full story here